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Album Club
30-04-2015, 23:29
This month's (May) Album Club choice comes courtesy of Graham (Tom-Brown) with The Jam - 'Setting Sons'. Please listen to the album in its entirety before you vote.


The Jam - 'Setting Sons'

http://i992.photobucket.com/albums/af42/tombrowntracker/setting%20sons_zpsekoooy7a.jpg

The Jam - 'Setting Sons', Polydor 1979. The Jam's 4th album and drifting a little from the "mod" mode into social comment!! But as a 17yr old fan and being a "Saturday Kid" and having a "Girl on the phone" it still brings back great memories for me!!! Still current after all these years - a genuine classic in the making, even with a bit of Martha Reeves and the Vandellas thrown in as well!!!


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setting_Sons


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https://open.spotify.com/album/5AyXuji5IMTkCAlM5JIn0z

http://www.discogs.com/Jam-Setting-Sons/release/403169

johnB
30-04-2015, 23:53
We'll smile but only for seconds,
For to be caught smiling is to acknowledge life,
A brave but useless show of compassion,
And that is forbidden in this drab and colourless world

9/10

All Mod Cons would get a 10/10.

John

Tarzan
01-05-2015, 10:19
Great LP, good choice,saw this group a load of times around this period ( in me pomp:lol:) some slightly sad songs on side 1, then Side 2 lets its hair down, 8/10 from me.:fingers:

Tarzan
01-05-2015, 10:21
We'll smile but only for seconds,
For to be caught smiling is to acknowledge life,
A brave but useless show of compassion,
And that is forbidden in this drab and colourless world

9/10

All Mod Cons would get a 10/10.

John

Just saw this;

x16, All Mod Cons is a true modern classic.:clapclapclap:

Barry
01-05-2015, 13:27
Excellent choice, I really enjoyed listening to this. In the past I have found The Jam to sound a bit dated and as a consequence I much preferred the work of Paul Weller in his solo career. But 'Setting Sons' was new to me and has since caused me to change my opinion of The Jam.

This is what the Album Club is all about. 8/10 from me - nice one Graham. :)

Tom-Brown
01-05-2015, 18:05
Glad it's found some fans :) :) I'm even more pleased that I just managed to get a record store day 180g new album for £13 inc shipping off t'bay :) :) even though my original version plays great!!!

struth
01-05-2015, 18:25
Always liked the jam in the day, along with the clash and a few others, but mostly punk has aged a fair bit. Fortunately setting sons was one of their best. Thick as thieves and heatwave are 2 of my favorites plus an album version of eaton rifles cant be bad for one album. TBH the other tracks are samey to a point that having not heard them for some time, now they sounded pretty much the same.

All in all a sound 7/10, and on a good day 8.:) Nice to relisten to and probably wouldn't have without Album Club.

Bazil
04-05-2015, 18:11
I also like Weller's solo stuff better , I did like The Jam when they were happening , in fact I bought the single "In The City".
I enjoyed Settings Sons , Eton Rifles best song , Heatwave was a precursor to The Style Council stuff by the sound of it.
7/10

skimminstones
05-05-2015, 17:52
love this album the 3 releases all mod cons, this and sound affects are 3 of the best consecutive releases by any band for me.

HackneyRF
30-05-2015, 07:32
Strangely enough I listened to this just a few days ago before seeing this. I really liked The Jam over the years, not one of my favourite bands from that period but still a really great record. Wasteland and Thick as Thieves, enough said.

webby
25-06-2015, 08:30
Q: if I wanna buy into the jam, should I just buy direction, reaction, creation as it appears that covers their entire output?

Marco
25-06-2015, 09:32
Hi Lee,

Good to see you checking in again. Long time no see! Hope you're keeping well? :)

Marco.

webby
25-06-2015, 11:46
Hi Lee,

Good to see you checking in a again. Long time no see! Hope you're keeping well? :)

Marco.

Thanks Marco. don't want to take the thread totally off track but yes, I'm ok. I've had a bad year though. Family bereavement.

Marco
25-06-2015, 12:42
No worries, mate. Sorry to hear that. My condolences.

Marco.

karma67
29-06-2015, 19:01
You can tell by my avitar pic that I'm into the jam.like most though I prefer all mod cons. Interesting fact for you,setting sons was originally written as a concept album but got abandoned half way through. I'd give it 8/10 also.

karma67
29-06-2015, 19:04
Q: if I wanna buy into the jam, should I just buy direction, reaction, creation as it appears that covers their entire output?

Yep for sure .

webby
30-06-2015, 14:09
Yep for sure .

Got it! Can't seem to get Bitterest Pill outta my head. Never really liked it years ago.

karma67
01-07-2015, 16:45
funny i prefer pity poor alfie which was on the b side of the single

Us-&-Them
17-08-2015, 22:16
The Jam - absolute class band !!!! Setting Sons - great album, only beaten (IMHO) by All Mod Cons and Sound Affects. Just my 10p worth :D